Official nameBundesrepublik Deutschland (Federal Republic of Germany)CapitalBerlinSeats of governmentBerlin, BonnPopulation estimate (2015)80·69 millionInternet domain extension.deCurrencyThe euro (EUR), which consists of 100 cents, has been in circulation since 1 January 2002.TerritoryGermany is bounded in the north by Denmark and the North and Baltic Seas, east by Poland, east and south-east by the Czech Republic, south-east and south by Austria, south by Switzerland and west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands.LanguageThe official language is German.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London Synonyms and related words